CPT^® 66850, Under Removal of Lens Material Procedures of the Eye

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 66850 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Removal of Lens Material Procedures of the Eye.

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The provider uses mechanical or ultrasonic methods to break down the lens material and remove it from the eye to treat a cataract, which obscures the patient’s vision. He aspirates the material throughout the process.

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Pars plana vitrectomy with membrane lysis, endolaser, perfluorocarbon, silicone oil and pars plana lensectomy, left eye. I HAVE 67040, 67041, 66850, 66020, 67113 ANESTHESIA: General endotracheal.... [ Read More ]

Intraocular Lens Procedures

Per NCCI edits, CPT code 66850 is also billed with CPT code 66982 or 66984, a modifier is required for CPT code 66850.... [ Read More ]

Two Surgeons/Two Surgeries/Same Operative Session

How do I submit a claim for the following scenario: two ophthalmologists/surgeons who work for the same practice operate on the same patient/same eye at the same operative session. One surgeon does ... [ Read More ]

Cataract/Vitrectomy

If the dr performed a removal of cataract with insertion of lens but had to take the lens out to do a core vitrectomy and didn't put the lens back in. How would that be billed? Would I bill the 66984 ... [ Read More ]

Modifiers -79 & -59

[QUOTE="coderknitter, post: 398411, member: 109990"]Thanks for your reply. The previous surgery that created the global was 67108. My thoughts exactly on unbundling 66850 and 67108 but it was brought ... [ Read More ]

Modifiers -79 & -59

Thanks for your reply. The previous surgery that created the global was 67108. My thoughts exactly on unbundling 66850 and 67108 but it was brought to my attention that the decision was made to perfor... [ Read More ]

Modifiers -79 & -59

[QUOTE="coderknitter, post: 398358, member: 109990"]Can modifiers -79 and -59 be billed together on the same code? I want to use the -79 to unbundle the global to a previous surgery and the -59 to unb... [ Read More ]

Modifiers -79 & -59

Can modifiers -79 and -59 be billed together on the same code? I want to use the -79 to unbundle the global to a previous surgery and the -59 to unbundle the two procedures performed for the second su... [ Read More ]

coding question for cataract removal without lens insertion

Our physician was going to perform a cataract removal with IOL (66984). There were complications he inserted the lens but then had to cut out the lens he inserted into the anterior chamber. He also pe... [ Read More ]

Practicing Op Reports

Case Study: Cataract Extraction CPT Assistant Volume 2, Issue 3 Fall 1992 pages 4-9 Discussion: Surgery consisted of the removal of the cataract from the left eye with insertion of an intraocular l... [ Read More ]

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